Category Archives: Music

Hanukkah Song In Practice (Part 1 of 3)

Posted on December 9, 2011 by g-mo

I’m involved in this Secret Snowman thing at work. It’s what we call Secret Santa to make sure we aren’t alienating the one participant that is of the Judaic persuasion. But how excited was I to pick from this hat … Continue reading →

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12 Extremely Disappointing Facts About Popular Music

Posted on December 7, 2011 by g-mo

Thought to repost this gem from our friends over at BuzzFeed. Thanks Dave Stopera for putting this together. Some unfortunate statistics… 1. Creed has sold more records in the US than Jimi Hendrix 2. Led Zeppelin, REM, and Depeche Mode … Continue reading →

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We Have A Winner!

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Janos Marton

The 2011 Covers Tournament Champion is…. “With a Little Help From My Friends” by Joe Cocker, covering the Beatles.  He defeated “Valerie”, an Amy Winehouse and Mark Ronson cover of the Zutons hit, 161.2-147.65, with 10s from ChrisRoomba and Midnight … Continue reading →

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Covers Tournament Finals!!

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Janos Marton

This holiday weekend our third music tournament in 12 months comes to a close, with #5 With A Little Help From My Friends (Joe Cocker) taking on #2 Valerie (Amy Winehouse and Mark Ronson) for the distinguished title of “Best … Continue reading →

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Final Four Results

Posted on November 23, 2011 by g-mo

Cocker over Fugees:238.2-235.2 Winehouse/Ronson over Ramone: 227.65-223.05 30 voters. Bravo. The Final awaits.

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Covers Tournament: Final Four

Posted on November 21, 2011 by g-mo

You’ve made your opinions known, the ups have been high and the downs have been low. The end is in sight, lovely voters, so let’s get this Final Four match in the books so we can launch our tournament Final … Continue reading →

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Covers Tournament: Elite 8 Day 1 Results!

Posted on November 19, 2011 by maureenmcollins

Who is ready for the Final Four?! Two songs have emerged victorious and are ready to rumble in the finals. Israel Kamakawiwo’ole’s “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” kind of collapsed at the end of this tournament.  Turns out, people still liked … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Elite 8 – Day 1

Posted on November 17, 2011 by maureenmcollins

We’ve come a long way, kids.  And now we are so close to the end! The plan is to get through the Elite 8 and have the finals when we are all getting ready for and celebrating Turkey Day. All … Continue reading →

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Sweet Sixteen: day 1 results

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Janos Marton

Peeps- great turnout today.  Though all four of these match-ups started off close, one by one the victors pulled away. First, the big man, #1 Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Israel K.) blew a big early lead against #16 Where Did … Continue reading →

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The Sweet 16 Begins!

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Janos Marton

Once you get to this stage of the tournament, a song’s re-listenability becomes key, as rounds come at you with increasing speed.  Fortunately, we have sixteen quality tunes stepping up to the plate. Given that the Round of 64 seedings … Continue reading →

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